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1959 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Lakewood Park circuit. Full information

1959 Atlanta NASCAR

1959 Atlanta NASCAR is 401st NASCAR race. Passed at the Lakewood Park circuit. J.C. Hendrix won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Richard Petty and Buck Baker also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 150 laps (241 km).

Previous race: 1959 Greenville NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Columbia NASCAR
Race Start: 14th June 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Atlanta NASCAR

42nd victory for the Petty Enterprises team
42nd victory for the Lee Petty
126th podium for the Lee Petty
2nd podium for the Richard Petty
110th podium for the Buck Baker

1959 Atlanta NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Plymouth ? 1959, #42	0	2h 33m 51s	Petty Enterprises
2	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43			Petty Enterprises
3	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87			Buck Baker
4	Curtis Turner	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #22			W.J. Ridgeway
5	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
6	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Buck Baker
7	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
8	Wilbur Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #99			Joe Jones
9	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin
10	George Alsobrook	Ford ?? 1957, #92			Joe Jones
11	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund
12	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79			Jerry Draper
13	J.C. Hendrix	Plymouth ?? 1957, #68
14	Johnny Beauchamp	Ford ?? 1958, #21			Wood Brothers
15	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
16	Billy Carden	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #27
17	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
18	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Larry Frank
19	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Joe Lee Johnson
20	Tommy Thompson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13			Tommy Thompson
21	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Paul Spaulding
22	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
23	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32			Jess Potter
24	Richard Riley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Bruce Thompson
25	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6			W.H. Watson
26	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Steve Pierce
27	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
28	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1957, #122			Harlan Richardson
29	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25			Gene White
30	Mike Price	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #71
31	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38			Ned Jarrett
32	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
33	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1958, #99			Shorty Rollins
34	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #20			Spook Crawford
35	Chester Barron	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #44			Chester Barron
36	Bunk Moore	Ford ?? 1958, #83			A.J. Blackwelder
37	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49			Bob Welborn
38	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #4			Julian Petty
39	Charley Griffith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18			Charley Griffith
40	Bob Burdick	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73			Roy Burdick

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Atlanta NASCAR on the Lakewood Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	J.C. Hendrix	Plymouth ?? 1957, #68
2	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Larry Frank
3	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Paul Spaulding
4	Bob Burdick	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73	Roy Burdick
5	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87	Buck Baker
6	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25	Gene White
7	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
8	Chester Barron	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #44	Chester Barron
9	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Steve Pierce
10	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79	Jerry Draper
11	Charley Griffith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18	Charley Griffith
12	Billy Carden	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #27
13	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Buck Baker
14	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
15	Bunk Moore	Ford ?? 1958, #83	A.J. Blackwelder
16	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Joe Lee Johnson
17	Richard Riley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Bruce Thompson
18	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38	Ned Jarrett
19	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6	W.H. Watson
20	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #4	Julian Petty
21	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1957, #122	Harlan Richardson
22	Wilbur Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #99	Joe Jones
23	Mike Price	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #71
24	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49	Bob Welborn
25	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
26	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
27	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43	Petty Enterprises
28	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32	Jess Potter
29	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
30	Curtis Turner	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #22	W.J. Ridgeway
31	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #20	Spook Crawford
32	Johnny Beauchamp	Ford ?? 1958, #21	Wood Brothers
33	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
34	George Alsobrook	Ford ?? 1957, #92	Joe Jones
35	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
36	Tommy Thompson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13	Tommy Thompson
37	Lee Petty	Plymouth ? 1959, #42	Petty Enterprises
38	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
39	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
40	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1958, #99	Shorty Rollins